万箭穿心 — Chinese idiom
万箭穿心
wàn jiàn chuān xīn
Traditional: 萬箭穿心
Meaning
- (lit.) to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows
- (fig.) overcome with sorrow
- (fig.) to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds
Character by character
- 万wànten thousand; innumerable
- 箭jiànarrow; a type of bamboo
- 穿chuānto drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
Idioms sharing a character
- 一本万利 yī běn wàn lì
- 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
- 以防万一 yǐ fáng wàn yī
- 光芒万丈 guāng máng wàn zhàng
- 千刀万剐 qiān dāo wàn guǎ
- 千千万万 qiān qiān wàn wàn
- 千家万户 qiān jiā wàn hù
- 千差万别 qiān chā wàn bié
- 千恩万谢 qiān ēn wàn xiè
- 千真万确 qiān zhēn wàn què
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